epistaxis
[episˈt̪aksis]
The verdict
“epistaxis” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hemorragia de los conductos nasales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epistaxis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [episˈt̪aksis] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “epistaxis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for epistaxis is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [episˈt̪aksis]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hemorragia de los conductos nasales.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for epistaxis, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is epistaxis, spelled E-P-I-S-T-A-X-I-S.
Definition
- 1Hemorragia de los conductos nasales.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “epistaxis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-P-I-S-T-A-X-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [episˈt̪aksis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.